Camphorquinon

  • CAS
    10373-78-1

Specifications

  • PRODUCT NAME
    CAMPHORQUINON
  • CHEMICAL NAME
    DL-CAMPHORQUINONE
  • CAS
    10373-78-1
  • MOLECULAR FORMULA
    C10H14O2
  • MOLECULAR WEIGHT
    166.22
  • PURITY
    99%
  • APPEARANCE
    YELLOW CRYSTALLINE POWDER
  • ABSORPTION MAXIMUM
    468NM
  • STORAGE
    STORE IN A COOL DRY ROOM OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT.

Applications

As a photosensitizer with high efficiency and low toxicity, camphorquinone has been widely used in pharmaceutical and industry. In pharmaceutical, it is used in the manufacture of acrylic lenses, dental fillings, enamel restorations, dental adhesives, surgical moldings, medical plasters, etc. In industry, it is used in the manufacture of printing circuit boards, sealing and insulating parts of optoelectronic instruments, developing materials, recording media in holography and printing, photopolymerization catalysts, etc. It is also used to make photodegradable ethylene polymers, which is obviously also of interest for mitigating environmental pollution.